Patents by Inventor Manolo Garabini

Manolo Garabini has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11926061
    Abstract: Logistic device, for handling a package being collected that defines a contact surface with items not being collected, including a first robotic arm including adaptive gripper having at least three degrees of freedom to modify adaptive gripper position and spatial orientation; a second robotic arm including an end effector defining a resting surface and three degrees of freedom to modify end effector position and spatial orientation; control unit to command the first robotic arm to contact the adaptive gripper and package, to deform the adaptive gripper according to adhesion surface between the package and move the package from a storage position wherein the contact surface contacts the items and a collection position wherein the contact surface does not contact the items; the second robotic arm bringing the end effector resting surface into contact with the contact surface; and then the second robotic arm to move the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITA′ DI PISA
    Inventors: Manolo Garabini, Danilo Caporale, Alessandro Settimi, Lucia Pallottino, Manuel Giuseppe Catalano, Giorgio Grioli, Vinicio Tincani, Antonio Bicchi
  • Publication number: 20230391410
    Abstract: A robotic foot, to rest on a support surface and including: an attachment to an external object; a chain defining a contact area with the support surface; a first arm constrained to the chain at a first end of the chain and hinged to the attachment; a second arm constrained to the chain at a second end of the chain and hinged to the attachment; and elastic member adapted to reciprocally spread the arms keeping the chain taut and opposing a deformation of the chain when in contact with the irregular support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Marco HUTTER, Riccardo PERSICHINI, Fabio BONOMO, Giorgio VALSECCHI, Manuel Giuseppe CATALANO, Giorgio GRIOLI, Cristiano PETROCELLI, Mathew Jose POLLAYIL, Manolo GARABINI, Antonio BICCHI
  • Publication number: 20230382476
    Abstract: A robot including a limb including a robotic foot defining a contact area to a resting surface and an anchoring body of the robotic foot; a motor for moving the limb and a control unit for the motor; the robotic foot includes an attachment to the anchoring body; a contact member defining the contact area; a joint block of the contact member to the attachment including a first hinge between the contact member and the attachment, a second hinge between the contact member and contact and attachment; an additional hinge between attachment and joint block; at least one sensor for measuring a rotation; an additional sensor for measuring the additional rotation; and the control unit is configured to drive the motor according to the measurement of the rotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Antonio BICCHI, Manolo GARABINI, Mathew Jose POLLAYIL, Cristiano PETROCELLI, Giorgio GRIOLI, Manuel Giuseppe Catalano, Giorgio VALSECCHI, Fabio BONOMO, Riccardo PERSICHINI, Marco HUTTER
  • Publication number: 20220203542
    Abstract: Logistic device, for handling a package being collected that defines a contact surface with items not being collected, including a first robotic arm including adaptive gripper having at least three degrees of freedom to modify adaptive gripper position and spatial orientation; a second robotic arm including an end effector defining a resting surface and three degrees of freedom to modify end effector position and spatial orientation; control unit to command the first robotic arm to contact the adaptive gripper and package, to deform the adaptive gripper according to adhesion surface between the package and move the package from a storage position wherein the contact surface contacts the items and a collection position wherein the contact surface does not contact the items; the second robotic arm bringing the end effector resting surface into contact with the contact surface; and then the second robotic arm to move the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Manolo GARABINI, Danilo CAPORALE, Alessandro SETTIMI, Lucia PALLOTTINO, Manuel Giuseppe CATALANO, Giorgio GRIOLI, Vinicio TINCANI, Antonio BICCHI
  • Patent number: 10912661
    Abstract: An artificial hand is provided. The artificial includes phalanges suitable to reproduce at least one finger, hinges hinging a first element identifying a phalanx to a second element identifying a second phalanx, and an implementation mechanism suitable to command a reciprocal rotation between the hinges defining a mutual rotation speed between the first and second element. The hinges define different damping coefficients so that, during a mutual rotation of the first and second element, they are subject to distinct damping forces opposing mutual rotation and proportional to the mutual rotation speed so as to vary the movement of the artificial hand as a function of the mutual rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: UNIVERSITA' DI PISA, FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Antonio Biicchi, Manuel Giuseppe Catalano, Giorgio Grioli, Manolo Garabini, Cristina Piazza, Cosimo Della Santina
  • Publication number: 20190269528
    Abstract: An artificial hand is provided. The artificial includes phalanges suitable to reproduce at least one finger, hinges hinging a first element identifying a phalanx to a second element identifying a second phalanx, and an implementation mechanism suitable to command a reciprocal rotation between the hinges defining a mutual rotation speed between the first and second element. The hinges define different damping coefficients so that, during a mutual rotation of the first and second element, they are subject to distinct damping forces opposing mutual rotation and proportional to the mutual rotation speed so as to vary the movement of the artificial hand as a function of the mutual rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicants: UNIVERSITA' DI PISA, FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Antonio BIICCHI, Manuel Giuseppe CATALANO, Giorgio GRIOLI, Manolo GARABINI, Cristina PIAZZA, Cosimo DELLA SANTINA
  • Patent number: 9227328
    Abstract: A variable pliability actuator is provided to move a movable component including two electric rotary motors, at least one output shaft connected to be set in rotation by the motors around a rotation axis, an elastic transmission system to enable motion transfer from the motors to the output shaft and to vary the pliability the output shaft, a control unit to adjust at least the pliability of the output shaft through the elastic transmission system, and a holding structure to hold at least the motors, the elastic transmission system, the output shaft and the control unit. The holding structure has a driving output placed at the outer surface controlled by the output shaft and connected to set the movable component in rotation about the rotation axis, at least one stiff coupling element to enable a stiff connection of the holding structure, and a support output opposite the driving output, substantially coaxial with the rotation axis and partly housing and stabilizing the rotation of the movable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITA DI PISA CENTRO INTERDIPARTIMENTALE DI RICERCA “E. PIAGGIO”
    Inventors: Antonio Bicchi, Manuel Giuseppe Catalano, Manolo Garabini, Giorgio Grioli
  • Publication number: 20120096973
    Abstract: A variable pliability actuator for moving a movable component and including rotary electric motors, an output shaft rotated by the motors, around a rotation axis an elastic transmission system for transferring motion from the motors to the output shaft and for varying the pliability of output shaft, a control unit for adjusting that pliability through the elastic transmission system, and a holding structure defining an outer surface and an inner volume for holding the electric motors, elastic transmission system, output shaft and control unit. The holding structure has a driving output controlled by the output shaft and rotates the movable component, at least one stiff coupling element for enabling a stiff connection of the holding structure, and a support output opposite to the driving output and substantially coaxial with the rotation axis to partly house and stabilize the rotation of the movable component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITA DI PISA CENTRO INTERDIPARTOMENTALE DI RICERCA "E. PIAGGIO"
    Inventors: Antonio Bicchi, Manuel Giuseppe Catalano, Manolo Garabini, Giorgio Grioli